The Kung Fu Emperor

The Kung Fu Emperor

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 3, 1981

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Action

Original Title

功夫皇帝

Production Companies

Yuk Fung (H. K.) Production Co., Ltd.

Director

Pao Hsueh-Li

Description

Don't expect a long life if you are one of the emperor's fourteen sons! For instance, Ninth Prince meets an "accident" while hunting. The (unnamed) Manchu emperor is old and ill, and speculation about his successor is rife. But the powerful Lord Long, who is not a son of the emp, wants the throne as well. To stay alive, Fourth Prince keeps secret his kung fu lessons and plays the fool. Fourth Prince then leaves palace life to live among the poor. He befriends a ragged band on commoners and, eventually, returns to the palace to prevent Lord Long's rise to the throne after the last prince is killed.